Improved buckle attachment



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WM. E. BARTON, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.v

fIMPROVED BUCKLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,039, dated June 6, 1865.

Tof/ZZ whom it may conceit/tf Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BARTON, of East Hampton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attaching Buckles to Straps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and correct description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon.

My said invention consists. first, in a metallic cap-.fastening formed with a curve or bend in the middle to embrace the cross-bar of the buckle, an aperture for the tongue of the buckle, ears which lie on the stra-p, and riveting-stems cast on said ears to fasten by riveting, the strap having holes punched in it for the purpose; second, in the combination of said fastening with the buckle and strap,when

. put together for use substantially as herein described.

More `particularly to describe my invention I will refer to the annexed drawings, of which Figure l represents a buckle; Fig. 2, a side elevation of my improved metallic fastening; Fig. 3, a bottom o`r underside view of the same; Fig. 4, a section of buckle, strap, and fasteni ing; and Fig. 5, atop View of the same.

In carrying out myinvention I cast of brass, malleable iron. or other suitable metal a cap or strap fastening This metallic fastening has a bend, b, inthe middle to embrace the crossbar c of the buckle, an aperture, d, in which the tongue d plays freely, ears. @,Which lie ou the strap f, and riveting stems g g, cast on the ears, and which pass through holes punched in the strap, and are riveted on the other side. A washer,-h, may be used for riveting, as shown iu Fig. 4. I preferto have the rivets cast with the fastening; but holes may be left in the ears and separate rivets used.

My improved fastening above described is cheap, readily used, and has the advantage of giving play to the buckle and tongue, while it securely holds the buckle to the strap.

I claimm l. The metallicbuckle, fastening for fastening bucklesl to straps, constructed as described.

2. The said metallic buckle fastening. in combination with buckle and strap, substantially as described.

D E. BARTON.

Witnesses:

F. C. TREA-DWELL, .T r., JOHN A. DUNCAN. 

